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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... negative vs gram positive ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Interpretation of Positive ... Gram(–) cocci, yeast ... Gram(–) orgs & yeast ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology ... #Diagnosis
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
with mucicarmine positive ... capsule and positive ... #atlas #fungi #microbiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
capsule and positive ... • Description: acute ... fungi #infections #microbiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #morphology
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
 •
Description: Small yeasts ... • Description: acute ... fungi #infections #microbiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #morphology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Immune-complex deposition ... KidneyInjury #Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
and typically lasts ... arthritides Crystal Deposition ... Arthritis: • Acute ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Prevalence (Mean Percentage of Positive Specimens) of Various Respiratory Pathogens From Sinus Aspirates in Patients With
Percentage of Positive ... Patients With Acute ... Rhinosinusitis #pathogens #microbiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Blood cultures are positive ... Culture (+): Acute ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
gordonae - 99.9% a contaminant ... in CF • Cross reacts ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Microbiologic ... NTM #Infections #differential